Hello,

I am trying to remove a bumper horn off the front bumper. I think the bolt head is a 12 point triple square but i am now sure. Would anyone in the downtown area or highpark area have a socket I can borrow? Or if you know where I can buy one. Check crappy tire and brofasco already.​​​​​​​

 

I picked up a 11 piece set (Bastex 11 piece Triple Square Spline Bit 12 point set) for under $20 on Amazon when I had to remove my steering wheel last month.

 

 

that's not a triple square . Looks like a Polydrive to me . same as the Audi / VW head bolts and cam adjuster bolt.
in fact I have one right here at my desk.

 

Better known as Torx. You can get them anywhere. Canadian Tire, Princess Auto, Amazon etc.

 

its not a torx Will. Although you can modify a torx in some cases to get it to work. I am surprised that it is on a Porsche , they are widely used in VW / Audi. didn't know they had migrated to Porsche.

its this .. but not sure about the size.

sometimes they are called RIBE sockets.

 

oh man thanks guys. so its even more difficult to find lol. I read on another forum that the torx will strip the head.

Its an OEM bolt off a 1972 911.....

 

Torx is used all throughout the 996/997, I thought it was crazy when I did my first 996 engine. Both male and female torx are used.
Just finishing up a IMS Solution today, the flywheel bolts were T-55, right in Porsche baggies.
You can get a torx set at princess auto.

In this case it's torx but "triple square sockets" are just regular old 12 point sockets.

 

get a ribe or poly set.

 

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This may help OP
dI'm sorry but I don't agree as it just doesn't look like a torx . .

Torx was invented by the Americans in about 67 . I ram not sure you would find it on a German 1972 car. Don't you think the flats look more like a poly ? could it have been replaced at some point ?

and I'm not sure what you mean by a triple square is a 12 point socket. its dimension is similar but a triple square or XZN driver is required to remove it as it is typical a female bolt head.

 

As far it being a '72 I didn't know that till it was posted at the exact same time as my post. I thought it would be 996. So chill out.
I agree it's not OE.

I was wrong on a m10 TS fitting a 10 mm 12pt socket, looks like an M12 TS fits into a 10mm 12pt socket.
I was just asked recently for a triple square female socket by a guy using ARP rod nuts, they are just 12 points.

 

Thanks everyone for the help. I was able to get the bolt out. Im pretty sure it was a polydrive but I was able to use a torx socket to carefully loosen it.

Cheers,

Chris

 

Learned something new from Clive the Iceman Taylor!
Thanks Clive